Suspect charged in elderly man's beating death

Published: Friday, January 17, 2014 at 3:48 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, January 17, 2014 at 6:21 p.m.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of an 86-year-old Leland man, according to a Wilmington Police Department release.

Floyd Henry was assaulted Nov. 11 in the Houston Moore public housing complex, according to police. Rodney Seager Bradley, of Wilmington, has been charged in his death, the news release said.

A robbery or an attempted robbery was also part of the attack, said Linda Rawley, a police spokeswoman.

Henry and a family member were sitting in a car at the time of the assault, the release said.

Rawley could not say Friday what led to the assault. It's also unclear how Henry was related to the other person in the car and why they were in Houston Moore, which is near 16th and Greenfield streets.

Henry was taken to the hospital after the incident. He died in hospice on Nov. 25.

<p>A 21-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of an 86-year-old <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/topic9971"><b>Leland</b></a> man, according to a Wilmington Police Department release.</p><p>Floyd Henry was assaulted Nov. 11 in the Houston Moore public housing complex, according to police. Rodney Seager Bradley, of Wilmington, has been charged in his death, the news release said. </p><p>A robbery or an attempted robbery was also part of the attack, said Linda Rawley, a police spokeswoman.</p><p>Henry and a family member were sitting in a car at the time of the assault, the release said.</p><p>Rawley could not say Friday what led to the assault. It's also unclear how Henry was related to the other person in the car and why they were in Houston Moore, which is near 16th and Greenfield streets.</p><p>Henry was taken to the hospital after the incident. He died in hospice on Nov. 25.</p><p>Henry's wife, Mildred Norma Henry, referred any information requests to police when reached Friday afternoon.</p><p>As of Friday afternoon, Bradley was being held in the Forsyth County jail with bail set at $500,000, but it's unclear why he was in Forsyth County.</p><p>Previous charges against Bradley include resisting arrest, possession of I drugs, trespassing, reckless driving and speeding to elude arrest.</p><p><i></p><p>Adam Wagner: 343-2096</p><p>On <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/news41"><b>Twitter</b></a>: @AdamWagner1990</i></p>